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KBB Names Best Buy Nominees for 2016

Three new or expanded truck models hope to topple the F-150 for Kelley Blue Book's Best Buy awards for the 2016 model year in the truck category, the publication has announced.

The Nissan Titan XD with a Cummins diesel engine, Chevrolet Colorado with an available Duramax diesel, and the refreshed Toyota Tacoma are competing in the category for awards that will be announced in November.

At the 2019 Fleet Forward Conference, representatives from Motorq, LeasePlan, Toyota, and Strategy Analytics will delve into the practical considerations for controlling, sharing, and monetizing data from a fleet perspective.

Mike Branch of Geotab and Dain Giesie of Enterprise Fleet Management will demonstrate how artificial intelligence and big data are being leveraged to spec vehicles based on vocation, topography, city density, and even local weather patterns.

Driving a truck can be a lonely, stressful job. But no driver has to be completely isolated in the age of social media. Facebook, in particular, can be a powerful tool in making drivers feel like they’re part of a team and connected to family and friends even on the road.

Nearly 96% of drivers believe reading a text or email on a hand-held cellphone while driving is very or extremely dangerous as compared with 79.8% who feel the same way about talking on a hand-held cellphone, according to a new AAA study.